Revell's 1/144th, DD-445

James at Nautilus has announced his new walkway anti-skid mat decals for the 1:144 scale Fletcher.    These are the rubber "bath mat" tiles applied to the decks to prevent slipping.

The sheet has about 850 scale feet total plus special patterns for the 40mm twin tubs found in the kit and in the Nautilus aftermarket sets, 20mm guns, pilothouse top, fwd deckhouse, and even the amidships 40mm tubs added in 1944 and later.

Grem56 wrote:

I have one in my stash unstarted as yet. Railings will benefit from being replaced with PE parts. To get you primed for the build take a look here: http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=134929&page=1 The oilcanning effect is very impressive, don't think I have the nerve to try it Julian

That is a brilliant thread on oilcanning!!!  I recall having a prolonged argument in reference to the Dragon USS Buchanan in this forum some time ago, as I hoped one day a model company might be able to simply mold-in some oilcanning effects.  However, I was completely shouted down by all and sundry that this was 'impossible' and 'undesirable,' and 'we wouldn't even think of producing such a thing!!'  In any case, the 1/144 Revell destroyer is a much larger scale, so perhaps the effects are better suited to this size.  Certainly looks outstanding in this example, no doubt about it!!

James @ Nautilus has said that he has experimented with his wood burning laser to cut sheet styrene to build a square-bridge version.   I think it is his cost containment solution since a solid hunk-o-resin to replace the bridgehouse would be almost as expensive as the basic kit

Any word of square bridged variant or plans for and after market producer to make a conversion kit of one?

Aurora-7 wrote:

Actually, does anyone know why it's called 'oil canning'? Is it because it buckles like the old oil cans?

Yup, that's the source

keef666 wrote:

oil canning by steve h on the modelshipwrights site very intresting.........

Actually, does anyone know why it's called 'oil canning'? Is it because it buckles like the old oil cans?

I also see now what you gentlemen mean by the "can"

Julian

Grem56 wrote:

Not as far as I know, Larry Schramm mentioned using the wrong colours for the 'midships DC's  but apart from that his build looks PDG. Julian

 

It's an AWESOME build!

But as Ed stated above, I thought the purpose of the can was blast protection from the aft gn.

 

Aurora-7 wrote:

On the July FSM issue reciew of this kit, is the 'can' mounted on the torpedo launcher on the wrong launcher? Shouldn't it be on the aft launcher?

Yes, it should be on the aft torpedo bank.   The purpose of the can was to protect the torpedo crew from the blast effects of the superfiring 5"/38 gun

Not as far as I know, Larry Schramm mentioned using the wrong colours for the 'midships DC's  but apart from that his build looks PDG.

Julian

 

On the July FSM issue reciew of this kit, is the 'can' mounted on the torpedo launcher on the wrong launcher? Shouldn't it be on the aft launcher?

Why don't you try your theorie out on a large piece of scrap? You will need big brass ones if you do decide to tackle a 5 foot long hull in this fashion Keith 

Cheers,

Julian

i see the flecther class destroyer in the u.k is now priced at £60 a rise of £20

 oil canning by steve h on the modelshipwrights site very intresting, my next model i am doing is a 1/96 th scale destroyer, the uk's latest ship hms.daring, i was on her last week, looking at the hull up close, was thinking to myself how do i get the same effect on a fibre glass hull, you can scape away plastic but not fibre glass, my other thought was to mark the hull out then glue say cotton thread to give me the squares then spray over the whole lot with mr surfacer, or is it better just to leave it alone, the model i will be doing is just over 5 foot long,  keith

I have one in my stash unstarted as yet. Railings will benefit from being replaced with PE parts. To get you primed for the build take a look here: http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=134929&page=1

The oilcanning effect is very impressive, don't think I have the nerve to try it

Julian